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Tegile Systems Raises $35M

Tegile Systems, a provider of hybrid storage arrays for virtualized server and virtual desktop environments, has closed a $35 million Round C funding. The investment was led by Meritech Capital Partners, with additional investment by original stakeholder August Capital and strategic partners Western Digital  and SanDisk. Paul Madera, managing director of Meritech, is joining Tegile’s board of directors.

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Dropzone AI raises $16.85M

Dropzone AI, a company that delivers pre-trained autonomous AI analysts that work alongside human analysts on security operations teams, has raised $16.85 million in a Series A funding round.

Akamai to acquire Noname Security for $450M

Akamai Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire San Jose, California-based, privately-funded API security company Noname Security, for approximately $450 million.

Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson — The Guardian

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